Bhubaneswar: Newly-appointed Odisha Governor Braj Mohan Ram arrived in Bhubaneswar on Saturday ahead of the oath-taking ceremony likely to be held on Sunday.
Soon after his arrival at Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA), Ram was accorded a warm welcome by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and others.
Several members of the Council of Ministers, along with the Chief Secretary, Director General of Police (DGP) and senior officials, also greeted him.
The Governor designate was subsequently given a guard of honour ahead of assuming office. The ceremonial welcome set the stage for his upcoming official swearing-in ceremony at Lok Bhavan.
According to a release, the Governor-Designate will take off from Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi at 11.30 am and reach Bhabaneswar an hour later at 12.30 pm. He will go to Lok Bhavan and then proceed for Puri at 5.30 pm. He will leave Puri at 6.15 pm and expected to be back in the Odisha capital around 7.30 pm, a day before his swearing in ceremony on Sunday.